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Zirin: Steve Nash Wins the MVP - And It Feels So Good
Znet Article, May, 17 2005
Dave Zirin
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By electing Steve Nash the NBA's Most Valuable Player, the pro basketball media made the day of everyone who plays hoops on Friday and protests the US war machine on Saturday. First and foremost, Steve Nash deserved this award. He averaged a leag...
Zirin: Baseball's "Theater of the Absurd"
Znet Article, March, 20 2005
Dave Zirin
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'A theater of the absurd.' This is how Rep. Tom Lantos described Thursday's 'steroid hearings' on Capital Hill. The description is apt. Viewers, as CSPAN and ESPN joined forces, witnessed hearings as pointless as they were, admittedly, riveting. ...
Zirin: Governor Robert Ehrlich Vs. Vernon Lee Evans
Znet Article, March, 07 2005
Dave Zirin
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At first glance, it doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner, standing at well over six feet tall and wearing the $3,000 suit, we have Bob Ehrlich, a former Princeton pugilist, and ex- pro wrestling attorney. He is ambitious, ruthless, and we...
Zirin: Jose Canseco: "The Chemist" Comes Clean
Znet Article, February, 16 2005
Dave Zirin
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Jose Canseco has never been this dangerous. In his just-released book "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big," the former Oakland A's Most Valuable Player is hawking an insider look on how steroids dominate tra...
Zirin: Fight Night in the NBA
Znet Article, November, 25 2004
Dave Zirin
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I don't think we'll be hearing the 'NBA Action is Faaaantstic' slogan revived anytime soon. The aftermath of the most violent player/fan brawl in US sports history has met with the hand wringing we usually associate with Janet Jackson's right brea...
Zirin: Rock and Rap Confidential
Znet Article, September, 26 2004
Dave Zirin
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Howard Cosell once said, 'Rule Number One of the 'Jockocracy' is that pro-athletes and politics should never mix.' But in these times of war and resistance, a new wave of sports stars are demanding to be heard. In Major League Baseball, Blue Jays ...
